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Get your ZZZZZs: 20 tips for getting a good night's sleep

A good night's sleep is so important for physical and mental well-being that its lack poses a grave risk to public health. And the toll of inadequate slumber is well documented in studies linking bad sleep to obesity, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders.
But how to get your eight hours when so many things are competing for our time? Read on to see 20 Tips for Getting a Good Night's Sleep.

Photograph by: CAROLINE-BERGERON

How many hours of sleep do you get every night?

According to experts, a good night's sleep is so important for physical and mental well-being that its lack poses a grave risk to public health. And the toll of inadequate slumber is well documented in studies linking bad sleep to obesity, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders.

The risk of injury is so high that recently, a group of sleep specialists meeting in Montreal felt compelled to agitate for a national sleep policy.

But how to get your eight hours when so many things are competing for our time? WebMD has compiled a list of 20 things we can do to get that good night's rest.

A good night's sleep is so important for physical and mental well-being that its lack poses a grave risk to public health. And the toll of inadequate slumber is well documented in studies linking bad sleep to obesity, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders.
But how to get your eight hours when so many things are competing for our time? Read on to see 20 Tips for Getting a Good Night's Sleep.

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